| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricky Stuart | |
| Date of birth | January 7 1967 | |
| Place of birth | Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia | |
| Height | 176 cm | |
| Nickname(s) | Sticky | |
| School(s) attended | St Edmund's College | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Coach | |
| Current club | Cronulla Sharks | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Queanbeyan Whites | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1988–1998 1999–2000 | Canberra Canterbury | 203 (195) 40 (10) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1990–1994 1990–1994 | New South Wales Australia | 14 (12) 9 (5) |
| Professional clubs coached | ||
| 2001 2002–2006 2007– | Canterbury (Jersey Flegg) Sydney Cronulla | |
| Representative teams coached | ||
| 2004 2005 2006–present | Country Origin New South Wales Australia | |
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* Professional club appearances and points | ||
Ricky Stuart is a former Australian representative rugby league and rugby union footballer - a dual international - and the current coach of the Australian rugby league team. He also played State of Origin for New South Wales in the first Gould era. At club level, Ricky Stuart was the half-back of the "Green Machine", the Canberra Raiders team that won 3 premierships in 1989, 1990 and 1994 and were runners up in 1991 who were coached by Tim Sheens and are generally considered the best club of the immediate pre-superleague era. He is currently coach of the Cronulla Sharks and was formerly coach of the Sydney Roosters until late in the 2006 season.
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Playing career
Stuart's union career was with the Queanbeyan Whites before being selected for the Wallabies tour of Argentina in 1987. Stuart had originally played rugby league as a child and his father was a prominent member of Canberra's football community but he took up rugby union while attending St Edmund's College.[1] Stuart would later remark that he could have earned more playing union due to shamateurism, than by moving back to his childhood game of league. Stuart then switched codes to league and joined the Canberra Raiders team in 1988. He was a key member of the club's most successful period in the late 1980s, playing halfback inside a backline including legendary talents Laurie Daley and Mal Meninga. Stuart won three premierships with the Canberra Raiders, playing 203 games and winning the Clive Churchill Medal in 1990. In 1993 he won the Dally M Medal for Player of the Year. Stuart's international rugby league debut in the 1st Test against Great Britain in London in October 1990 saw him become Australia's 38th dual code rugby international, following Michael O'Connor and preceding Scott Gourley. He played nine test matches for Australia from 1990, touring with the Australian side to Great Britain and France in 1990 and 1994. Stuart also played fourteen State of Origin matches for New South Wales. Stuart retired from first grade after playing 40 games for the Canterbury Bulldogs in 1999-2000.
Coaching career
Sydney Roosters
Stuart began his first grade coaching career in 2002 with the Sydney Roosters, taking over from Graham Murray and winning the premiership in his first year as coach. In 2003 and 2004 Stuart-coached Roosters sides were beaten in Grand Finals, but the team struggled in 2005 and 2006 despite the high calibre of the player roster. Stuart's contract was terminated and he left the Roosters two weeks before the end of the 2006 season.
Cronulla Sharks
In 2007 Stuart took over as coach at the Cronulla Sharks with a two year contract. He replaced Stuart Raper.
Representative Coaching
In 2005, Stuart was appointed coach of the New South Wales. His coaching approach continued the Phil Gould legacy of matching the Queensland passion by focussing the NSW players' pride in the jumper and achievements of those who have worn it before. In 2006 Stuart was appointed as coach of Australian national rugby league team, replacing Wayne Bennett after Australia's loss in the 2005 Tri-Nations final to New Zealand. Stuart has so far enjoyed success with the Kangaroos victors in the Anzac Tests of 2006 & 2007, in winning the Tri Nations series of 2006 thus regaining the mantle of World Champions and in the end of season 2007 one-off Test against New Zealand. To the end of 2007 his Australian coaching record stands at six victories from seven matches. He is expected to coach the Kangaroos through to the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
| Ricky Stuart - Coaching Results by Season[2] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Team | Year | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win % | Finals Series |
| Sydney Roosters | 2002 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 71.43% | Grand Final: Roosters 30–Warriors 8 |
| 2003 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 70.37% | Grand Final: Panthers 18–Roosters 6 | |
| 2004 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 77.78% | Minor Premiers; Grand Final: Bulldogs 16–Roosters 13 | |
| 2005 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 45.83% | ||
| 2006 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 36.36% | ||
| Cronulla Sharks | 2007 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 41.6% | |
| Career | 152 | 89 | 62 | 1 | 58.55% | at 1 September 2007 | |
References
- ^ "Stuart given honour of addressing Wallabies" (Fee required), AAP Sports News (Australia) , 2003-11-14. Retrieved on 2007-08-12.
- ^ Rugby League Tables. Retrieved on 2007-08-12.
External links
- Stuart Appointed Kangaroos Coach Australian Rugby League
- Sydney Roosters Profile Sydney Roosters Rugby League 2006
- National Rugby League Profile National Rugby League Home
- Ricky Stuart Rugby League Tables & Statistics
- State of Origin / New South Wales Players Rugby League Tables & Statistics
| Preceded by Graham Murray 2000-2001 | Coach Sydney Roosters 2002- 2006 | Succeeded by Chris Anderson 2007- |
| Preceded by Stuart Raper 2004-2006 | Coach Cronulla Sharks 2007- | Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Phil Gould 2002-2004 | Coach New South Wales State of Origin 2005 | Succeeded by Graham Murray 2006- |
| Preceded by Wayne Bennett 2004-2005 | Coach Australia 2006- | Succeeded by incumbent |
